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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies
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The University of Toronto's Centre for Medieval Studies hosts one of the largest interdisciplinary medieval studies programs in the world. https://www.medieval.utoronto.ca/
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8/ “The Cult of Gay Relics and Queer Medievalism in 1980s Sydney”

by Miles Pattenden (@oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social) and Michael Barbezat (Australian Catholic University)

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doi.org/10.1093/past...
The Cult of Gay Relics and Queer Medievalism in 1980s Sydney*
Abstract. This article explains how the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a group of radical queer nuns, created gay ‘religious relics’ in San Francisco and
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Laura Moncion and I are organising an online workshop series and we want to know about your work in progress on relics, sermons, liturgies, tokens, monuments and more... Submit a proposal by the 15th Jan 2026 to get involved.
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
uoftcms.bsky.social
Ariana Sider Mésenge, PhD Candidate at @uoftcms.bsky.social will present “'Pour le salut de mon âme': Sensory and Material Perspectives on Death and Dying in Tournai and Valenciennes, c.1350–c.1475".
November 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM